I do because, without a doubt and I believe that when we accept that everything happens for a reason, life gets a bit easier to handle. When bad things happen to us, they can easily deflate our spirits and send us into a depressing hole. We wonder why this is happening to us and adopt …
Author Archives: Scott Taylor
The Value of Good Tools:
A Review of the Cyber Professional Stud Finder Disclosure: CyberPower Tools sent me this product to try and review. All opinions are my own. After years of doing various projects around the house from laying tile to hanging a shelf, I have learned the significance of having the proper tools. I, like many others, started …
The Joy of Fixing Up
When you own a home, you must know that something is going to go wrong. It might not be the day you sign the final papers but, given time, something inevitably will break in your house. It’s frustrating and often times it’s a problem that travels in groups. Trust me, once something goes wrong in …
Remember: Everything is Something
When pursuing any type of goal, one of the biggest killers of momentum are less productive days. We can excuse these by making up for the difference tomorrow but when those less productive days start pilling up, the toll really starts to weigh on us. If we aren’t careful, enough of these days can easily …
The Eternal List: Managing your To-Dos
Feeling overwhelmed? I’ve got a few tricks to help you out!
Absolutely, but I believe that this concept often gets misunderstood. For me, I view minimalism as a way to simplify life, not living without most things. Life will always be complicated, often times these complications are out of our control. This is where minimalism, for me, helps. By removing excess, we are left with only …
Attempting Affirmations
I know that affirmations have been around for a long time and that I am far too late to the trend. In the past, I never understood the whole waking up, speaking affirmations into the mirror, and allowing said affirmations to manifest. It felt like a failed ritual designed to give the illusion of helping …
Quote of the Week 2/2/2026
“Remember your particular mental signature. That’s the only thing worth holding on to.” -R. F. Kuang Preamble I know I’ve been away but, dear readers, I am forever thankful to each of you for taking the time to read my little ramblings about life and literature. And if there is ever a topic you would …
Remember the Value of Sitting Still
In the modern day, it is far too easy to distract ourselves. Not only do we have the entire wealth of human knowledge at the touch of our fingertips, but we have several apps that provide a constant bombardment of serotonin enriching timelines, cultivated to keep us hooked for hours. Now I know that this …
Quote of the Week 10/8/25
“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.” – James Islington Preamble It is late into the night for me as I write this but, then again, I have always enjoyed writing at night. Maybe its most of the world being asleep, the quite, …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 